6th Form Survival Guide 2021

Get yourself organised 7:30am – 8:10am Breakfast. You don’t have to come to breakfast in school uniform unless you come down after 8am, but you also can’t come down in your pyjamas, so most people wear sports kit or comfy clothes. Prefects may have duty between breakfast and time for school. 8:30am Time for school. You need to be ready to leave the house to get to your form room for registration. 11:45am – 12:15pm Break time in boarding. Snack in the dining room. 1:30pm – 2:15pm Lunch. You have lunch in the boarding house, unless you have a club or sports practice. If you do, you can save a meal by writing your name in the “late meals” book and eat it later. 3:40pm – 7:00pm Snacks and free time. There is a sweet treat available in the dining room after school. You have free time until 7pm – time for sports practice, attending after school clubs/activities, using the fitness suite, swimming (see notices for when this is available), extra study time, go to the shops (after discussion with duty staff), relaxing. Prefects may have activity duties. You may have mentoring sessions (organised in your mentoring pairs) to complete. 7:00pm – 7:30pm Dinner. There is a three-course meal every night. Thursday night is “Meal of the Week” selected by the boarder of the week. 7:30pm – 9:00pm Study Session. See above. Prefects may have study session duties. 9:00pm – 10:45pm Free time. Prefects may have junior bedtime duties. There are opportunities to use the sports hall or fitness suite (see timetable). 10:45pm Yr 12 lights out. 11:00pm Yr 13 lights out.